What color is #805272?

#805272 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Plum Highness. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #805272?

The RGB value is 128, 82, 114: 128 red, 82 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #805272?

The complementary color is #528060, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #805272?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.37:1 and white text 6.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#805272 color

#805272 rgb(128, 82, 114)

Shades of pink

The hex color #805272 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 32.2% green and 44.7% blue (128, 82, 114).

Its hue angle is 318°, with 22% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 11% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Plum Highness (#885577), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.24:1).

#805272 color codes

HEX	`#805272`
RGB	`rgb(128, 82, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 32.2%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(318, 22%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(318, 36%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 11%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.96, 24.42, -10.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.96, 26.53, 337.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.957, 11.839, 17.414)`
Decimal	`8409714`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #805272, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #805272	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#805272 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #805272 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #805272; }
.text { color: #805272; }
.border { border: 2px solid #805272; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 82 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #805272, #80525b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #805272?: #805272 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Plum Highness. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #805272?: The RGB value is 128, 82, 114: 128 red, 82 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #805272?: The complementary color is #528060, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #805272?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.37:1 and white text 6.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.